Hello Friends and Family!! I hope you've all had an enjoyable

thanksgiving and that you're pumped to get my email today as you

always are! This week has been unbeLEAFable! It's been a little weird

since P-Day wasn't on Monday this week. President decided it would be

best to do P-Day today so that we could spend the whole day with

members, so guess where we've been since about 12:30 today? You are

correct if you guessed the Seamans!

So since Thursday, wow that's weird. We had interviews on Thursday

which were awesome! President is so inspired. He's an amazing man.

Don't let me forget to look up Brother Perry at BYU Provo when I get

home. He's the number one Isaiah expert for today and Isaiah is giving

me a headache to read 😬 Anywho, interviews are just awesome. He's so

involved in the lives of all 250 missionaries he has! He started out

by asking me how Darren is! The fact that he remembers the names of

our investigators is a huge thing. We also had some service at the

Mele's they just moved into a new house and needed help cleaning it

before their furniture moved in. Their kids are adorable! Not only

that but we had dinner at the very top of our area that night, so we

were running around like crazy. Dinner was so worth it though, I'll

attach a picture!

Darren 💪🏾 he's so awesome! He is really progressing towards his date

and just loves it! The best part is the youth in our ward love him!

Brother Williams son AJ always talks to him about so many different

things. Usually workouts but hey, when you're a personal trainer you

love talking about that stuff right? He's so funny though, we were

teaching him the Word of Wisdom and after he talked about how he was a

casual drinker but only because he was apprehensive to certain unknown

situations. Sister Nutting joked that he didn't need a drink to come

to church. Darren cracked a joke that little did we know that he had

three shots before coming in. He's so funny!

Oscar and Maurice are progressing so well! Shane dropped us and it was

hard but hey he bought us food first. Susie basically dropped us, she

wants to keep meeting but she's not going to become a Mormon so what

can you do?

Super Saturday was also this week and it was super fun to get to know

the ladies in the ward more!

We've also been working with a Less active named Victoria who called

us because she wants to come back to church!

This week has just been so good guys, so unbeleafable! The leaves have

officially dropped but no snow yet, keep praying that it won't. I'd

appreciate that!

We had a really amazing lesson on Sunday about sacrifice that Sister

Nutting and I taught. We had the people break into two groups and talk

about how they have seen people around them sacrifice. Sister Kristy

Williams talked about how he dad was a convert and how her parents

waited a year to get married so that they could do it right the first

time (in the temple) and how in the sealing room it was only her moms

side. Her dads side could not enter the temple. Could you imagine? A

wedding that your parents can't attend? Or anyone in your family for

that matter. I would be devastated to not have my family at my

wedding.

Sacrifices can be big and small, negative or positive. I encourage you

all to look at those around you and see what's being "laid at the

alter of God" and to put sacrifices on the alter yourself. I know as

you sacrifice things that may seem or are important, Heavenly Father

will provide for you. I've seen it in my life as I've sacrificed

everything to be right where I am, on a big cushy couch in Downingtown

Pennsylvania, with little contact home. He's provided everything for

me. I know He will for you.

There as so many things I am grateful for this thanksgiving. First and

foremost I am grateful for Jesus Christ and for the many things He

does for all of us, without Him we are nothing. I'm grateful for both

my parents and siblings, you never realize how thankful you are for

your family until you're gone. I'm grateful for my grandparents,

aunts, uncles, cousins who support me so much on this journey. I'm

grateful for each one of you, for you're unique talents you bring into

my life, and the time you take reading these emails each week. I'm

grateful for President Monson and that he gives us revelation to guide

us in these troubling times. I'm grateful for the people here in PA

who are so welcoming, loving and kind. I'm grateful for those who are

teaching me, not me teaching them. Im grateful for the Book of Mormon,

which is really a book of answers. I'm thankful for the times I'm sad,

because it means I know what happiness is. I'm thankful for my trials

because I've grown so much from them. I'm grateful for Heavenly Father

and the blessings he gives us. Most of all this thanksgiving I am

grateful for a place that I never knew would become home, and a family

I never knew I had. A mission is a wonderful thing folks, thank you

for letting me share this journey with you.

I love you all. I miss you all. I love this state. This mission is the

best mission you're ever gone find. I love D-Town. I love our Savior.

I love our Father in Heaven and His many blessings.

Love,

Your literal favorite missionary,

Sister Josie Dannielle Jackson

Sent from Downingtown ❤️

Josie and her ravioli

Josie's Thanksgiving 

Josie, Sister Nutting, the Seaman Family